Northern Ireland teen charged in connection with TalkTalk cyber attack

Northern Ireland teen charged in connection with TalkTalk cyber attack

Posted by 34jonston, 14-06-2017

The boy, who was 15 at the time of the alleged incident in October 2015, faces two charges.   The teenager cannot be named because of his age and he was not present at Ballymena Youth Court on ...

Russia

Russia's cyber attack on 39 states could jeopardize future US elections

Posted by Merlionguy, 13-06-2017

Russia's cyber attack on the U.S. electoral system before President Donald Trump took his seat at the White House was much more widespread than people realize, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday.  ...

MINDEF to work with schools to identify students who could serve in cyberdefence vocations

MINDEF to work with schools to identify students who could serve in cyberdefence vocations

Posted by SGCS Admin, 08-06-2017

The Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) will work with educational institutions to identify students who could serve in cyberdefence vocations when they do their national service, said Second Minister for De...

China to implement cyber security law from Thursday

China to implement cyber security law from Thursday

Posted by SGCS Admin, 31-05-2017

China, battling increased threats from cyber-terrorism and hacking, will adopt from Thursday a controversial law that mandates strict data surveillance and storage for firms working in the country, th...

More than 20 victims fell for ‘Microsoft’ tech support scam

More than 20 victims fell for ‘Microsoft’ tech support scam

Posted by SGCS Admin, 05-06-2017

Since January, the police have received more than 20 reports of unauthorised charges to people’s credit cards as a result of online scams. Victims provided their credit or debit card informatio...

The hack, called ‘ExplodingCan’ could target computers running Microsoft Windows 2003

The hack, called ‘ExplodingCan’ could target computers running Microsoft Windows 2003

Posted by SGCS Admin, 05-06-2017

Experts have warned that a devastating global cyber attack is imminent. The hack, called ‘ExplodingCan’, targets computers running on Microsoft Windows 2003, which means that it could be ...